It’s been 25 years since Vancouver hosted the world for Expo86, complete with gondolas, a monorail, our new SkyTrain, boom boats, and pavilions. To celebrate, Vancouver is Awesome has teamed up with Yelp to throw a fitting bash at Science World on May 6th. Photo: DBarefoot What: Expo 86 Quarter Century Look-back Party Including films, […]

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BC Youth Week 2011 is coming up May 1st through May 7th as our province joins an international movement to promote and involve youth participation in sporting events, music, art, movie nights, community projects, and even random acts of kindness. There are over 20 cities across BC that will be hosting events that include just […]

The rain soaks lush green lawns and carries cherry blossom petals downstream as we await those glorious days of sunshine that are to come. Welcome to spring in Vancouver. Local photographer Henry Low, who has been sending quite a few videos my way lately, just dropped his latest production in my inbox and it’s too […]

Lip dubs and flash mobs are all the rage these days, taking hours to organize and choreograph often hundreds of participants for that shot at internet stardom (while having a ton of fun in the process). Lip dubs are described as “a type of video that combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a […]